Degree Granting Institutions

Applicants should apply directly to one or more of our JAX Cooperative PhD Program partner institutions. In order to select an appropriate PhD program, we encourage you to familiarize yourself with the faculty and research at the two JAX training campuses - Bar Harbor, Maine, and Farmington, Conn - and the requirements of the individual academic programs. All programs have a December 1 application deadline.

Tufts University: Mammalian Genetics

The Mammalian Genetics at JAX Track within the GSBS Genetics Ph.D. Program offers students a unique graduate school experience. Students carry out their training at JAX and receive a Ph.D. from Tufts University upon successful completion.

Read at gsbs.tufts.edu

UConn Health: PhD, MD/PhD, DMD/PhD

Students enrolled in the Biomedical Science PhD, MD/PhD or DMD/PhD degree programs at UConn Health have the opportunity to work with affiliated JAX Genomic Medicine faculty, offering training in mammalian genetics and genomic medicine.

Read at health.uconn.edu

Tufts University: Neuroscience & Neurogenetics

The Neuro at JAX Track within the GSBS Neuroscience Ph.D. Program offers students a unique graduate school experience. Students carry out their training at JAX and receive a Ph.D. from Tufts University upon successful completion.

Read at gsbs.tufts.edu

UMaine: Biomedical Science

GSBSE @ JAX is a new admissions track into UMaine GSBSE’s Ph.D. in Biomedical Science. First year laboratory rotations take place at JAX, allowing students to explore research in a range of labs before committing to a laboratory for the remainder of the program.

Read at gsbse.umaine.edu

University of Connecticut: Computer Science & Engineering

The Computer Science and Engineering Department offers internationally-recognized M.S. and Ph.D. degree programs for both full-time and part-time students.

Read at cse.uconn.edu

Alumni 

University of Maine Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering

Kyle Beauchemin, PhD

Sneha Borikar, PhD

Ying Chen, PhD

Karen Dowell, PhD

Jeremy Jay, PhD

Xiaojie Ji, PhD

Eraj Khokhar, PhD

Yang Kong, PhD

Joan Malcom, PhD

Paige Martin, PhD

Katheryn Morelli, PhD

Sri Ramulu Pullagura, PhD

Jill Recla, PhD

Christian Richard, PhD

Ambreen Sayed, PhD

Emily Spaulding, PhD

Tufts School of Medicine 

Candice Byers, PhD

Alexander Fine, PhD

Kate Foley, PhD

Leah Graham, PhD

Michael A. McLellan, PhD

Qiming Wang, PhD

UConn Health

Xin Chen, PhD

Anthony Cheng, PhD

Jennifer Chung, MD-PhD

Menghan Du, PhD

Shubham Khetan, PhD

Dinesh Babu Uthaya Kumar, PhD

Grace Kwon, MD-PhD

Feria Ladha, MD-PhD

Peter Larson, MD-PhD

Anthony M Pettinato, MD-PhD

Michelle Spoto, MD-PhD

Laura Urbanski, MD-PhD

Victor Guy Wang, MD-PhD

Jufen Zhu, PhD